115-Year-Old Tomiko Itooka Becomes Japan's Oldest Person

Itooka assumes the title following the death of previous record-holder Fusa Tatsumi at age 116.

Tomiko Itooka, a 115-year-old woman in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, has become the oldest person in Japan following the death of Fusa Tatsumi, the previous holder of the title.
Fusa Tatsumi died of old age on December 12, 2023, at the age of 116.
Tomiko Itooka was born on May 23, 1908, in Osaka and is the eldest of three siblings.
Fusa Tatsumi was born on April 25, 1907, in what is now known as Yao City, Osaka Prefecture, and had three children, eight great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
Itooka, who now resides in a nursing home, enjoys sweets and drinking the probiotic beverage Calpis.